San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-13
THE SAENGERFEsT.
OPENING OF THE SIXTEENTH FBsTI-
VAL TODAY.


Arrival of the Salamander and the Hous-
ton Societies and the Welcome
Extended-Notes Etc.
All the singers for the Saengeriest are
now In the city. The remainder OF
those expected yesterday from Houston
arrived last night, the LiederkranZ and
SaengerbuDd, Of Houston, and the Sala-
mander from Galveston. The train on
which they arrived was half an hour or
more late, owing to being delayed out
OF Houston ana on account OF being pre-
oeeded all the way by a heavy freight
train, which could not at first be pulled
over the high grade, east Of the city.
The singing societies of this city, ac-
cOmpanied by their guests from Gid
dings, Austin and Dallas, who arrived
In the morning, proceeded in procession
headed by the Sth cavalry band, and
the marshals, to the Sunset Gepot, to
| receive the new arrivals. when
they arrived a cOncOurse of more than q
thousand people were awaiting TO re-
ceiye them, and cheer after cheer rent
the air, mingled with the shrieks OF the
locomotives in the yard which had
steam up and the playing OF tue band
Over all this, too, doomed Ed. Stoves
little cannon, in one salute after al
|
and ladies arrived were beautifully dec
Grated with evergreens and fags, as
was the locomotive. After the recep-
tion at the depot, the procession re-
formed and marched from Austin street
TO avenue ID, thence to Houston street
and to Turner hall. In passing the fine
| ly decorated srmory of the Belknap
| rifles several OF the company fired blank
cartridge salutes, and In passing the
Mahncke hotel, the glare Of the calcium
light Illuminated the way.
The crowd then filed into Turner Hall
which has been most tastefully decorated
by Mr.. Cramer. The walls are panellPd
with evergreens and In the center of the
panels are shields bearing the names or
insignia Of the societies parti 'ipating IN
the Saengerfest and surmOunted by flags
artistically mounted and draped. APP
prOpriate German emblems were around
| the hall. The remainder of the decora-
ticu arc pretty, EN- suite, and decidedly
| effective.
| As soon as order could be
gained President Hanschke mounted
| the stage and delivered an energetic ad-
dress of welcome to the visitors. Then
Major Callaghan WAS introduced and
said:
| "Gentlemen of the Saengerfest, our
| visitors and TO you my fellow citizens:
| am here to welcome each one OF you in
behalf OF all the people OF San Antonio,
and also on my own account particular
| ly and Individually, and | BID you well
| come. | tender TO you the freedom of
the city. | understand your organiZa-
| ton ia one created for the purpose of the
! cultivation of the art and science of
| music, and | say in the words of the
| poet:
'The man who hath not music in his
| soul,
Add is not moved by concord of sweet
sounds,
| IL fit for treason, strategem and spOils.'
welcome you once more, gentlemen
| of the Saengerfest. i once more tender
| to you the freedom of the city. | hope
that the Sixteenth Saengcrfest will be
the greatest success you good people
have achieved in many years."
Both addresses were received with
cheers, and then the Saengerfest Orches-
| ira, under Prof Carl Beck, rendered the
wild music of "ranerhauser" in most
affective manner. This done, the assem-
| bly, turned its attention to the liberal
supply Of lager and luncheon set for the
OccassiOn and did full justice to it.
| After the cOrdialitieS at Turner hall,
| tue plCsIbCLt vi OhOhSCIiCsls MI lSs
Hanschke, with a great many chosen
friends from among the guests proceeded
| TO Mr.. Hanschke's residence, on King
| William street., where the party
made merry in true German style until a
| late hour.
| This morning the male voices passed
through a satisfactory rehearsal and all
is considered ready for the opening of
the Saengerfest, which takes place to-
| night at s p. m, in the Grand opera
house. when the following programme
| will be presented:
l. Overture-"FideDio" (E dur)...............
| OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l.. V. Beethoven
| ORCHESTRA.
2 (al Colt gruesse dich" ........... Muecke
| (bJ THE Stars in Heaven" ...J. Rheinberger
San Antonio Saengcrfest Mixed Chorus.
| 3. (A "Intermezzo ct Valse Lente'
| 10 PiZZicati from ballet Sylvia. ..........
| ORCHESTRA.
4. "The Erl-King's Daughter .Ntels W. Gade
| Ballad, founded on Danish legends, for solo
| voices, chorus and orchestral
| The Erik 'ng's Daughter. Miss HOrtCnse Jones
(SOpranO)
| Olufs Mother (altO). Miss Marie Lacoste
9nt y9%fi50ne Wicnon MI a. T M%SI5Ss
8, AN die Kunst' ',"i..... Richard WagR@T
Texas State Saengerbund with orchestral &C
| compartment.
| Z. Andante cantabjle from QuatuOr Op. ID.
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. L. ISchalkOWSky
STRING INSTRUMENTS.
s. Ia "Ohaett ich Elm Huettchen zu eigen" -.
| ....... .........................H ii. Juengst
| "Frohsinn" of Dallas, Hans V. Kreissing, Di-
| rector.
10 "Fruehlings Erwachen" ........F. Abt
| Liedcrkranz of Houston, G. Duvernoy, Di-
| rector.
| (c) Choir der Kaiserlichen Krieger from
| OratOrium
| "Wolfgang Won Anhalt ........Aug. Seelmann
| With orchestral accompaniment.
| Austin MacnnerchOr, Walter Tips, Director
| Q. "In einem kuehlen Grunde'......C C. Glueck
| Texas State Saengerbund.
| TO- Second Hungarian Rhapsody" FIR. List
| Arranged for orchestra by Karl Mueller
BeTghaus
| IL. "Jauchzend erhebt SIGH de SchOepfung"
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Herman MOhr
| Texas State Saengerbund with orchestral ac-
compartment.
| NOTES.
| Mr.. Geo. BarthOlomaie, the Little
JOKER" in not very deXterOusly hand
ling his charger, as one of the marshals
in the procession yesterday, took an in
glorious tumble, horse and ALL on HOus-
ton street. He changed horses, but his
nerves were not steady, and after the
train arrived and the possession filed
into town, he came in foot.
City Marshal Shsunnessey, of Hous-
ton, is in the city.
Dr. B. J. Fehrenkamp, q leading physi-
clan of Colorado county, 10 in TO see the
S8ngeriest.
Sheriff Thumm and wife came in from
| CpStrnVilla tOdaV